I must be a glutton for punishment to do another watercolor the following day. Two strikes against me on this. My watercolor ignorance and trying to paint Cosmos. They are such a delicate flower and it just doesn't come through in painting for me. I tried in pastels years ago.
I don't seem to have a larger photo of this on hand. It is pastel about 8 x 10 inches.
Today I painted for the Southwest January Challenge on wetcanvas from my photo. I think the photo is from Angel Fire, Taos or Red River in New Mexico. I decided to try watercolor. I couldn't decide what to do about the background and just played with it. I tried blowing the stem grasses with a straw. My flowers look more like hollyhocks than Cosmos.
This is 7 x 9 inches in a watercolor sketchbook.
The photo I used. These weren't very tall by a flowerpot. I think of them as tall and blowing in the wind.
It was practice! Always good.
2 comments:
I think your watercolor cosmos are pretty darn good. I especially like the dark underneath them - really makes the flower pop.
Bag Blog, thanks. I'm trying to figure out how to use the water flow, etc., that makes for happy accidents or something I actually plan. Need lots of cinsistant practice.
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